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After spending the holidays with his Fagasa family, Fautua Maiava Jr. headed back to the mainland last week Monday. Fau is a 2017 Samoana HS graduate who was the first Samoan football player to be recruited directly from American Samoa by Colorado Mesa University, an NCAA Division II school. The son of Fautua Sr. and Florence Tua-Maiava, Fau is pictured with his siblings and his grandmother, Faimalie Tua. [photo: BC]

Unsung Heroes: Football and the Polynesian Athletes: “Polynesians come from somewhere so small, but our love for people is very big. We’re just out here trying to be a part of something great.” Part of the new video available on Facebook and You Tube that gives a look at what makes football great in Polynesia. See video in Football Matters story below. [screenshot from “Football Matters”]

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